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--4' safe 2 Port 1 8, 1 957 1 Landlords Taking Over 4 i i I 7 It- CITYSIDE with GENE SHERMAN Dear Diary: Met petit brunet Parisienne- whirlwind named Suzanne Thierry for exceedingly aromatic chat Since WW II has had retail perfume shop at 5 Rut Moliere, Opera Lou-Vre Now embarked on promotion of own scent Ondine Means mermaid, at $30 an ounce Suzanne epent two years working to get right blend of 49 essences, hopes for lifelong career as parfumeuse Learned much about perfume An ounce lasts American woman year, French woman month Should use atomizer, otherwise perfume In opened bottles turns bad For American women perfume Is lluxury, for French women It Is considered necessary cosmetic But American 'men use more cologne and lotion than French men jVery Important to fit perfume to personality Subtle art Opened door for Suzanne and lighted cigarette She said men do not open doors for her in IFrance Told her Frenchmen are wrong, after all She said can women spoiled by men Nodded sagely Suzanne waved vial of Ondine under my nose, invited me to sniff Sniffed Became very heady and took fragrant leave. RECEIVED phone call from gentleman who didn't give name Told me he read column before reading comics Felt grossly flattered Saw preview of "Hemo the Magnificent," second in Bell System science series due Wednesday on CBS-TV Tells story of blood and circulation Fascinating Ui School ot dedication of Southeast Area Boys Club building. Nearly 500 attended ceremonies to open $220,000 center built and equipped by Times Charities. photo NO EXPLOSIVES HERE Sen. Albert Gore (D) holds his toothbrush and razor os police inspect his baggage at St.

Louis airport. Senator was aboard one of two planes which were ordered back to the airport after a telephone call said bomb was hidden on one. ff) Wlrtphoto Bomb Threat Forces 1 CLUB BUILDING DEDICATED Flag which flew over nation's Capitol is raised by honor guard of California Cadet Corps of Willowbrook Junior High 500 Attend Dedication of Boys Club Building Center Sponsored by Times Charities Opens in Willowbrook; Hoover Sends Message Two Airliners to Land Planes Called Back to St. Louis Airport; Sen. Gore Among Passengers on One Flight Vegas Hotel Casino and Dining Facilities Closing at New Frontier By a Timet Correspondent LAS VEGAS, March 17 The New Frontier Hotel, long in financial difficulties, was to shut down its casino and dining facilities at mid night today as the landlords announced they were taking over from the New Frontier Corp.

Only last Thursday Treas ury agents announced they had seized more than a mil lion dollars in assets of the hotel and casino to raise about $186,000 owed the gov ernment in coin machine fees, withholding taxes and caba ret taxes. Rooms Available Beldon Katleman, sole own er of the El Rancho Vegas Hotel and owner of 20 of the stock in the Last Frontier which has been leasing the property to the New Frontier said the hotel will continue to have rooms available to the public. But, said Katleman, the rest of the property will be "temporarily" closed for "re modeling and to give the Last Frontier Corp. time to bring a "suitable tenant. Last Performance The midnight show was to be the final performance.

The New Frontier which took over the Last Frontier Hotel about two years ago and converted it to modern motif from the wild west format, had been paying rent to the Last Frontier Corp. included in the principals of the ill-fated New Frontier group were Mrs. Vera Krupp, 47, former wife of German Industrialist Alfred Krupp, and William A. Simonds, Southern California automo bile dealer. Mrs.

Krupp several days ago refused to invest more money in the New Frontier venture and there was a management changeover to a group of regular stockholders who had relinquished control to Mrs. Krupp and her asso ciate, Louis Manchon. Three Pilots Dunked as Boats Crash Three speedboat pilots were hurled into the ocean and one of them hospitalized with injuries yesterday after a mis hap during the running of a 70-mile boat race on a course between Huntington Beach and Long Beach. Wylie C. Piper, 35, of 1069 Ave.

Redondo Beach, was taken to Seaside Hospital with hip and back injuries. His copilot, Frank Parent, 40, of 5309 Linda Drive, Torrance, and the pilot of another boat, James W. Wil liams, 30, of 2072 Dashwood Lakewood, also were thrown into the sea when their boats collided near the entrance through the breakwater at Long Beach. jH.T.: i A. ST.

LOUIS, March 17 ID- Two Eastern Air Lines planes were ordered to land this morning after the airline office here received a call that a bomb had been planted on an Eastern southbound flight. St. Louis County' police quoted the caller as saying an Eastern plane "going south" would be blown all over Mis sourl." Two Flights Recalled Eastern recalled two flights which had left the Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, one bound for Nashville, one for Miami. One returned to St.

Louis and the other landed at Scott S3 J- I -1 1 1 Air Force Base, 21 miles east of St. Louis in Illinois. No bombs were found and the planes took off again. Senator Aboard Among passengers on the Nashville flight was Sen. Albert Gore (D) Tenn.

Asked if he might have any connec tion with the bomb threat, Sen. Gore told a reporter: "The only threats I have ever received have been from people who threaten to vote against me." (Gore spoke last night to the California Democratic Council convention in Long Beach Municipal Audito rium.) TRAFFIC TOLL Yesterday's deaths 1 1957 county total 201 cident occurred when the car made a left turn. The truck driver, James M. Tyree, SI, of 14712 San Marino Compton, was unhurt. The three fliers were en route to Palmdale to partici pate in the National Broad casting Co.

television show. Loomis said he was to have piloted a World War I plane in a dogfight. Franklin who was to act as a stand-by pilot, was to have photographed the scene. Provolt, also a stand-by pilot, was to have doubled as an aviation mechanic. Mi Pilot on Way to Take Part in TV Show Killed RECEIVES AWARD Philip Chandler, right, president of the Los Angeles Times Charities, receives Golden Anniversary Medallion Award of National Boys Clubs from Aaron H.

Fahringer, director of the 1M Albert L. Cole, BCA presi dent, congratulating Times and others who made the handsome new club build ing possible. Assemblyman Vernon Kil- Patrick brought greetings from the Legislature and Gov. Knight and presented Chandler with an Assembly resolution commending The Times Charities for erecting the building. Supervisor Chace presented a copy of a resolution commending the Turn to Page 4, Column 3, 3 Teen-agers Hurt as Train Strikes Auto Three teen-agers o1 boys and a girl were seri ously injured last night when they drove into the path of the Santa Fe Chief in ban Dimas.

Highway Patrol officers identified them as Richard Cumming, 17, of 1009 Swanee Lane, West Covina; Douglas Haas, 17, of 316 Hollow West Covina, and Joyce McGuire, 19, of 1106 Garvey El Monte. The accident occurred at Bonita and Cataract Aves The car was dragged 200 feet, officers said, knocking over a signal box. Miss McGuire told police that Haas, the driver, saw another car stopped at the crossing and said, I won der what he's waiting for." Then he drove into the path of the train. if A. v.

"Si Southern Pacific Region of Britain's Shipbuilders Vow Strike to Bitter End The Southeast Area Boys Club building, erected and equipped by the Los Angeles Times Charities, at a cost of $220,000, opened its doors yesterday at 1338 120th Willowbrook, after being dedicated to fostering juvenile decency. Nearly 500 persons attend ed the exercises, at which Philip Chandler, president of Times Charities, presented a huge gilded key to the club house to Roy C. Brooks, chair man of its steering commit- tee, and Ray Miller, executive director of the club. Aaron H. Fahringer, direc-1 tor of the Southern Pacific Region of Boys' Clubs of America, presented Chandler with the Golden Anniversary Medallion of the clubs.

Reads Citation "I am happy to present this to you, Mr. Chandler," Fah ringer; said. citation reads in sincere appreciation to you and the L03 Angeles Times for all that you have done for all the youth of this area." He added that the news paper's charities organization has contributed "more than "$1,500,000 to boys' service in the Los Angeles area." "I am sure that no other newspaper in the world has made as great a contribution to the building of better cit izenship than has The Times through its contributions to the boys clubs and other youth-serving agencies, Fahringer declared. He read telegrams from former President Herbert Hoover, board chairman of Boys' Clubs of America, and 1 uiiiuvn actual ueans beating Cartoon part directed by Bill Hurt for Shamus Culhane Productions Hurtz director of McBolng Boing car-' toons Object of series to interest young people in science as career, as well es entertain informatively Upcoming shows to tell of cosmic rays and weather Thought kind of program makes TV worthwhile, after all Lunched with Burton Skiles who ran an idea and a machine called a therma-tone into a multimillion dollar reducing business President of firm manufacturing machine that exercises muscles by mild electrical impulses All you do is attach pads, go to sleep (if sleepy) and muscles automatically exercised Absolute end in lazy way to drop pounds. RECEIVED dog tag, invitation to shindig at Beverly Hills delicatessen where bagel-eating dog to be selected for part in "Pal Joey," forthcoming movie Invitation says guests will be offered nip or two, but not from dogs Warns to bring dog tag for admission or be hounded by police Unfortunately will be away, but sounds like big party Probably be so many people there wouldn't be able to find a place to bark Also invited by Fr.

Vincent Russell to come to Mission San Juan Capistrano St. Joseph's Day, tomorrow, to welcome swallows, fabled in song and story, which return there Big all-day program planned, so the little feathered monsters better show up Me, I'm getting out of town Flying south Received galley of column written by J. J. Hunsecker Turned out to be name of columnist played by Burt Lancaster in "Sweet Smell of Success" Thought he better stick to acting and I better stick to this racket. WENT TO Captain's Table with specific purpose of taking course in lobster eating That main course, of course.

Waved Louie, the captain, away and studied instructions in booklet Tone of instructions set by second step "Crack each claw with a nutcracker, pliers, inif hammer, rock or what have you" Tried what Jjave you Decided lobster only delicacy with built-in obstacle course That main course, of course Met Cora Galenti, who remakes faces in mansion in Hollywood about evenly divided, half women, half men New costs as high as $3000 4 Mrs. Galenti firmly opposed to runtan look for on cameo look Walking testimonial for work Closest she came to telling age was to say she has daughter of 12 Doesn't Imk 42 herself Boys Clubs of America. Timfi photo with soup kitchens we will eat together," Hill said. The strikers appeared In a sober frame of mind from warhiners that' wad hattlp this week might shake- the economic foundations, of the country. Britain only last vear lost to Japan her long supremacy as the world's greatest shipbuilder.

The government has warned that Japan, Germany ana. otner competitors are al ready prohting from Britain strike. More Strikes Feared In addition, it aDneared certain that the wage strike movement would snowball to other industries. Engineering unions, with 2,500,000 worer3 in vital industries, have scheduled a strike next Saturdav. These unions, embraciner workers in aviation, automobile, electri cal equipment and heavy industrial concerns, also are demanding a 10 To wage in crease.

Still another threat is that British railway workers, who are government employees, might decide this week to strike for more pay. Mexican Airline Flights Marked A group of newsmen, Mexican government officials and officials of Compania Mexicans de Aviacion arrived in Los Angeles by air yesterday. They will visit the city and then fly back to Mexico City, along with Los Angeles newspapermen and civic officials, on the Mexican airline's new DC-7C flights which will begin Wednesday. One airplane pilot was killed and two others wers hurt in a traffic accident while they were en route to Palmdale Air Terminal yes terday to participate in an aerial dogfight scene for Dave Garroway's Wide, Wide World television show. Paul J.

Franklin, 43, of 233 Matua Road, Pacific Palisades, was dead by the time he reached Antelope Valley Hos pital at Lancaster. Treated for their minor Injuries were Nelson N. Loomis, 26, of 405 Mannas Riverside, and Harry E. Provolt, 30, of 7839 Kyle Sunland. Provolt was driving.

Their car and a truck col lided on Sierra Highway at Ave. near Lancaster. High way patrolmen said the ac- Pearl Bailey Ign ores Script on TV Show LONDON, March 17 (Reu-! ters) Blues Singer Pearl Bailey put on one of the most unusual performances of her career tonight, and hundreds of British television viewers phoned in to find out what it was all about During the show, Pearl started unraveling the cable from her hand microphone. "You go on vamping while I unwind it," she told the band. "We didn't rehearse unwinding it- Later, she asked a camera man to help her off the stage, ordered the band to keep quiet for a violin solo and danced with one of the audience.

Officials said Miss Bailey was very ill during the week. "She went on the stage with so many sedatives in her that her whole reactions were slowed idown," a spokesman rerplair LONDON, March 17 UP) Representatives of Britain's 200,000 striking shipbuilders met at a dozen seaports to day and pledged to fight to the bitter end for a 10 pay increase. The more than'70 ship yards in the country were quiet, with none turning up anywhere to earn extra pay for bunday work. Other powerful unions were on the verge of declar ing strikes. Grave and wide spread industrial chaos ap peared in prospect.

The ship builders walked out yester day. See Long Fight At Liverpool Ted Hill, general secretary of the Boilermakers' Union and a key strike leader, told a meeting there Is no prospect at the moment for a settlement, and that the men are resigned to a long struggle. "If we have to finish up It i SLAIN Policeman Leo Wise, 34, slain yesterday in arrest of ex-convict. i U. aft left, and Lloyd Nelson os he is brought before three women witnesses who saw fatal shooting yesterday.

Officer Leo Wise was stain while orresting Linden. HELD IN FATAL SHOOTING Marion James Linden, held on suspicion of murdering police officer, is flanked by Motorcycle Officers Charles Sturtevonr, Shmt ty tf i. crt 1 '9.

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